Eleazer Carr (1746 - 1816)

Born 22 Apr 1746 in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island

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Died 19 Jul 1816 at age 70 in Rensselaer County, New York, United States

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Biography

Captain Eleazer Carr served with 2nd Regiment, Kent County Militia, Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolution.

Eleazer Carr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A019577.

Eleazer was born 22 April 1746 in West Greenwich, Rhode Island to Caleb and Sarah (Richmond) Carr. In the Revolutionary War, Eleazer commanded the 2nd Kent County regiment from West Greenwich.^[1]. He passed 19 July 1816 in Renssalaer County, New York.

Eleazer appears as head of household in the 1774 census of Rhode Island^[2] (listed as "Carr, Eliazer"). Eleazer's household distribution and inferred attributions are

• one man over 16: Eleazer
• two boys under 16: sons Stafford and Stutely
• two women over 16: Eleanor and unknown
• two girls under 16: possibly daughters Catherine and Eleanor

Since birth dates for the daughters are uncertain, it is possible that the girls are Catherine and Eleanor. Another possibility is that Eleazer had another unknown daughter (possibly unknown because she died young).

Eleazer Carr is DAR Patriot Ancestor #: A019577 He served as a Captain with Colonel Stephen Potter in the 2nd Kent County Regiment- Rhode Island. His Death: 7-19-1816 Rensselaer County, New York. His Spouse: Eleanor Stafford. Children: Stutely Carr who m. Sybil Dyer and Stafford Carr who m. Catherine Stafford.^[3]

Sources

• 1774 Rhode Island Census

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books, The Society, Washington, District of Columbia, Dc, 1896-1921, published Harrisburg Pub. Co., Harrisburg, Pa. 166 Volumes.
2. ↑ 1774 Census
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 27, 2021), "Record of Eleazer Carr", Ancestor # A019577.

• Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical & Family Memoirs Vol II. See pages 563-565 for a complete listing of Carrs dating back to Benjamin Carr born in London in 1592.
• Paine, Lyman May, My Ancestors: In Memory of John Paine & Mary Ann May of E. Woodstock, Conn ., Private Publisher, 1914
• Carr, Edson Irving, 'The Carr Family Records: Embacing [sic] the Record of the First Families who Settled in America and their Descendants, with Many Branches who Came to this Country at a Later Date'.
• Carr, Edson I. (1894). The Carr family records. Rockton, Ill., Herald printing house. p. 78. Retrieved from: https://archive.org/details/carrfamilyrecord00carr